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Protect yourself and your boat with some suggestions from Cleanie Dini. Get the right gear and be happy waxing your boat. Cleanie Dini Gear keeps your safety in mind while also making your waxing experience stellar.

Shorts

Like a good doctor has his stethoscope, a good waxer has some nice waxing shorts. Now not many people think that you need special gear for waxing your boat, well you really don't, but it sure helps. Try to take a rivet from your favorite pair of jeans and draw it across the front of your boat. Not a pretty picture, it acts like a pencil. So I will list off a few attributes that make a good short.

• Zipper that isn't exposed (or no zipper at all)
• No rivets
• Velcro pockets to keep stuff in (and out of the water)
• Nice soft fabric
• Nothing to scratch anything
• Pretty tight to keep them from catching on anything
• NICE AND SHORT so you get a nice even tan on those upper thighs

If you have a nice pair of shorts to clean your boat in you will never get nice shorts dirty. You will look good (like Cleanie Dini) and you will not put scratches in your boat.

Sunglasses

As important as your buffer is a good pair of polarized UV Protectant shades. Your eyes are very important and to subject them to the high gloss of your perfect boat. Imagine looking at your white boat in direct sunlight all day. It isn't good for your eyes. I try to always have my shades on when out on the boat, it is just good practice. The value sunglasses have in waxing is maybe more important. When you are waxing you have the possibility of getting particles and dust in your eyes, using sunglasses acts as a crude safety device (if you are interested in complete safety please look online for shatter proof sunglasses) But as far as keeping stuff out of your eyes they have worked fine in the past. This doesn't mean that you can use them to grind your exhaust pipes in the garage just use them to keep wax out of the eyes. In addition they cut down the glare of the sun so you can see what your boat finish is really looking like. Having sunglasses lets you look at your boats finish and not see the suns reflection but see any scratches you have to remove, any polish or wax left on the surface and how shiny your boat is without the deceiving suns reflection.

• Save your poor eyes with Polarized, UV Protectant sunglasses

• Keeps some wax and polish out of eyes

• enables you to look at your work without the effects of the suns reflection

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  Sun Screen
  
   

  I try to get out and wax a boat every nice day. With all that time in the
  sun I need a good sunscreen. Many people feel that they don't need sunscreen
  because they don't burn. There are many views on the values of sunscreen and
  sun block. But weather you tan or burn It is a good idea to have some good
  protection from the sun on your exposed skin. Sunburns hurt and can ruin a
  really good waxing day. Don't stay out in the sun more than your body tells
  you. If your head hurts or you don't feel well seek shelter from the sun.
  Don't shock your skin with a lot of sun after a period without sun. Build up
  to full days outside and avoid painful nights in bed with that special
  someone rubbing aloe on your blistering back. I hate oily sunscreen and hate
  to see oily body marks on a nice clean boat so make sure to get the
  sunscreen that says it is not oily. Main points being:

  
   

  a.. Sun screen is a good thing
  b.. If you have doubts about the values of sunscreen talk to someone with
  skin cancer from the sun
  c.. Listen to your body it is hot out there
  d.. Give your body time to adapt to being outdoors. Don't spend endless
  hours in the sun and expect your body to cope
  e.. Get a good sunscreen that will protect you and hopefully give you some
  color
  f.. The less oil on your body the less oil on your boat.

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  Mini Q 40 Flashlight

  When on the boat there is always a need for a flashlight. Something powerful enough to act as a docking light but also small enough to carry in a pocket or glove box. One other thing, must be waterproof. Water resistant means just that, if you splash it, it may survive. Water Proof means, go swimming with it, have a ball, leave it in a bucket of water. That brings us to the Mini Q40. D and C size batteries are out of style, so the Mini Q runs on only 4 AA batteries and produces more light than you can imagine. It comes in handy when you are trying to clean the furthest reach of the engine compartment or need to spot a buoy in the middle of the night.

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Last modified: 01/20/2007

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